{"id":11903,"date":"2026-05-25T15:28:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11903"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:28:47","slug":"working-in-the-whirlwind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2026\/working-in-the-whirlwind.html","title":{"rendered":"Working in the Whirlwind!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For us, the month of May has always been the crazy busy month. Sometimes it&#8217;s things that just &#8220;happen&#8221; to appear in May, without any specific reason why it should be that month. But, of course, there are other things that make May extra interesting. Such as yearly family events, typical spring ministry, and even national holidays and remembrances in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/weddingprep.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding prep with family and future family...\" class=\"wp-image-11904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/weddingprep.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/weddingprep-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Wedding Prep!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as many of you know, we&#8217;re adding another special event in May &#8211; thanks to a wedding that is about to take place! <strong>Hannah and Brandon&#8217;s wedding is a mere 5 days away. <\/strong>So the million little details are all coming together, and\/or still being worked on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brandon&#8217;s parents were kind enough to have a whole bunch of people from both sides of the family over to their home yesterday, which was lots of fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are trying to help where we can, while also doing our regular personal and mission work. So it&#8217;s a balancing act to try to prioritize and get everything done. But I thought it would be good to pause and give a bit of an update, since things will be even busier after this. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve enjoyed visiting some churches and connecting with lots of people over the last little while. <strong>And we&#8217;re preparing for our trip to Ontario, which begins in 15 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have our suitcases replaced, but we&#8217;re still waiting to see if the airline will reimburse us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, we appreciate your prayers for the wedding, and for our upcoming trip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which reminds me, I have some things to do! Excuse me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For us, the month of May has always been the crazy busy month. 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